Dr Claudia Krell was appointed Gender Equality Officer of the University of Passau on the basis of the Bavarian gender equality act (BayGIG) and is responsible for the academic support staff. Her term of office is 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2027.
The Gender Equality Officer's responsibilities are regulated in Art. 15 to 19 BayGIG. She monitors compliance and promotes the law, which includes the following objectives:
The Gender Equality Officer is also responsible for:
The University's institutions support the Gender Equality Officer in the fulfilment of her tasks, inform her comprehensively and at an early stage of processes relevant to gender equality and involve her in these processes.
According to Art. 5 of the Bavarian Gender Equality Act, the gender equality concept is the basis for a description of the situation of female employees in comparison to male employees. For this purpose, gender equality measures and data relevant to gender equality are evaluated in each case.
Existing differences in the comparison of the proportions of women and men, in particular with regard to full-time and part-time employment, leave of absence, recruitment, application, further training, promotion, higher grouping and performance pay are presented and explained in the equality concept. In order to increase the proportion of women in areas in which they are employed in significantly lower numbers than men, measures should be developed to implement personnel and organisational improvements on the basis of time-related targets as well.
In addition, initiatives to ensure equal opportunities for women and men and the compatibility of family and employment, especially structural measures, should be developed and presented.
Gleichstellungskonzept für das wissenschaftsunterstützende Personal 2020 (German language only)
The Women's Representative supports in particular the interests of female academics, female teaching staff and students.
At the University of Passau you will find further points of contact who will listen to you in confidence, provide professional advice and work with you to discuss possible ways forward and solutions.
